The role of governmental policies in promoting residential segregation in the St. Louis metropolitan area

From: The Journal of Negro Education | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Dennis R. Judd, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis*

This article explains how local, state, and federal governments have exacerbated or failed to take steps to reduce residential segregation in the St. Louis metropolitan area since the District Court's 1981 decision in Liddell v. Board of Education The court ruled then that both the policies of the city school board and governmental housing policies had contributed to racial segregation in the city's schools. The author presents a comprehensive review of socioeconomic and political issues related to housing ...

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